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Will Our Faith Have Children?

Numbers are only one measure of success, and maybe not the best one. Faithfulness—our primary aim—does not always yield impressive figures. The potency of God’s kingdom movement lies not in us, but in the message of Jesus we’ve been entrusted to share.

Ending on a High Note

It was so rewarding for us to have “our children” sing for and with the EMHS choir. At the end, the children came out to the choir circle and joined hands had special meaning, as their benediction words were directed to the children they had just played with.

Martin Rhodes presents gifts to the new tranSend class

New tranSend Interns Commissioned for Service

Members of the new tranSend class were commissioned in a meaningful time of worship at On Sunny Slope Farm, near Dayton, Va., on July 17, 2016. Peter Eberly, lead pastor of Eastside Church, spoke both challenge and encouragement based on Isaiah 42.

How We Make Disciples in the Way of Christ

Harold Miller surmises that Judas never intended to betray Jesus to death, but instead betray him into the hands of his enemies to press him to fight. Perhaps Judas believed Jesus would fight, eliminating the injustice and installing utopia by force. But Jesus responds in a surprising way.

Enriched by Exponential’s Exploration of Evangelism

VMMissions leaders took a team from Virginia Conference to Exponential East 2014. This annual church planters conference in Orlando, Florida, draws more than 5,000 mission-minded folks from across the country.

Partnership as Mission

When followers of Jesus engage in mutual, transparent and interdependent relationships across cultures, they become both an example of God’s upside-down kingdom and a means for its extension into the world. True partnership allows us all to see Jesus more clearly.

Nancy Marshall Ordained for Pastoral Ministry in Belize

Deaf believers and their families, the leaders of the Belize Evangelical Mennonite Church, and representatives of VMMissions gathered at Jesus’ Deaf Church to confirm God’s call on Nancy’s life by ordaining her as a minister of the gospel.

Building Outward-Oriented Networks of Discipleship

There is a desire for people to stay connected to their roots and to network with others in community. A vision began to emerge for how a network could encourage and support a new generation of leaders to form contextual missional initiatives.

Good Samaritan Opportunities

Recently I saw a man in his late 70s who was stranded along the side of our road with a flat tire. My husband Vince was on his way home when he happened upon this stranger. Noticing that he was unable to even loosen the lug nuts, Vince stepped in. Abram was very grateful.